Fail to restore NuGet packages for WindowsAppSDK projects

[ekalchev]

Describe the bug

I follow the steps from here https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK/blob/main/docs/Coding-Guidelines/GettingStarted.md

When I get to the step to execute nuget.exe /restore, I am asked to login with my microsoft account when DevCheck.cmd get to this line

PS D:\source\WindowsAppSDK> .\nuget.exe restore
MSBuild auto-detection: using msbuild version '17.13.15.12501' from 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\MSBuild\Current\bin'.
Restoring NuGet package Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Git.1.1.1.
Restoring NuGet package Microsoft.SourceLink.Common.1.1.1.
Restoring NuGet package Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.230706.1.
Restoring NuGet package Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.240803.1.
Restoring NuGet package Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub.1.1.1.
Restoring NuGet package Microsoft.Taef.10.95.240918004.
Restoring NuGet package Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.756.
WARNING:     [CredentialProvider]User canceled authentication.
    [CredentialProvider]DeviceFlow: https://microsoft.pkgs.visualstudio.com/ProjectReunion/_packaging/Project.Reunion.nuget.internal/nuget/v3/index.json
    [CredentialProvider]ATTENTION: User interaction required.

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    To sign in, use a web browser to open the page https://microsoft.com/devicelogin and enter the code L5SLX6DRM to authenticate.

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when I login i get this error (I am entering the code L5SLX6DRM when asked )

Steps to reproduce the bug

execute .\nuget.exe restore

Expected behavior

.\nuget.exe restore to complete without errors

Screenshots

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NuGet package version

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Packaging type

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Windows version

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IDE

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Additional context

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[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• [Building source code] Nuget restore fails on signing to Azure #5238 , similarity score: 83%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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[RDMacLachlan]

Hi @ekalchev,
Thank you for reaching out. This is a duplicate of #4315. About two years ago we disabled the ability to perform custom builds due to low usage and high maintenance costs. The builds have been disabled by design.

I would like to learn more about your usage scenario so that I can better assist.

[ekalchev]

I am encountering frequent crashes while attempting to modernize my WPF application by integrating WinUI 3 XAML elements. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find any useful information online to help resolve these issues. The error messages provided are vague and unhelpful—for instance, messages like "XAML parse error" offer no meaningful insight.

In an effort to diagnose the problem, I attempted to debug WindowsAppSDK. Fortunately, Visual Studio’s Source Link feature worked seamlessly, allowing me to step through the source code (kudos for this—it’s truly impressive how it automatically locates debug symbols and the corresponding source code). However, as the available build is a release version, the only information I can gather is that the initialization of the Application class is failing, and it does not appear to be related to XAML parsing.

Unfortunately, debugging a release build does not provide enough detail to pinpoint the root cause of the issue. I believe having access to a debug build would be extremely helpful in this case, which is why I attempted to build the project from source. If you could provide a debug build similar to what is available for the CRT library, it would likely be sufficient. It is very likely the crashes to be because I didn't initialize WinUI environment correctly in hybrid WinUI3/WPF app and this is not a bug. That is what I am trying to figure out.

To be candid, the current state of WinUI 3 is far from ideal and still has numerous bugs. I recently watched a video on Windows Developer channel, where a your guys encountered a bug in a very simple app https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ROCCmAHdNs. Given the limited support for WinUI 3, platforms like Stack Overflow or AI chat bots not being trained on enough useful information. This leaves debugging as the only viable option, but at present, I don’t see a clear way to do that effectively.

Would you be able to provide guidance on how to proceed or consider offering a debug build to assist developers facing similar issues?

[andrey-barbyshev]

I'm adding my use case here for the same problem. I've opened my ticket that is linked here but it was closed without viable options.

We require custom build because of these 2 issues:
One is about disabling telemetry. Unless something has changed since the answer - custom build is a solution for it.
#1941
And second issue is about MIT license vs MS license. We would like to have custom build to fall under MIT license as it referenced in the repository
#3695

Please advise,
Thank you

[DrusTheAxe]

The issue is nuget's failing to restore packages. It's unrelated to DevCheck

Please update the title for clarity. Thanks!

[andrey-barbyshev]

Any updates here please? Touching the issue to prevent its automatic closing due to inactivity